NameTides

Dennis

Dennis was the #707 boys' name in the US in 2025 (381 babies), and #478 in England & Wales and #818 in Canada.

Dennis as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Dennis as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Dennis as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#707 (381)#478 (81)———#818 (32)—
2024#708 (376)#453 (89)——#655 (4)#871 (29)—
2023#644 (427)#461 (87)#482 (6)——#1,015 (23)—
2022#652 (423)#388 (109)——#509 (6)#1,178 (18)—
2021#689 (385)#356 (126)——#631 (4)#770 (34)—
2020#647 (414)#398 (104)#390 (8)#392 (3)#402 (9)#802 (30)—
2019#553 (510)#399 (109)#516 (5)#418 (3)#466 (7)#862 (27)—
2018#556 (497)#349 (131)#704 (3)—#635 (4)#642 (40)—
2017#545 (516)#343 (139)#532 (5)#415 (3)#495 (6)#665 (38)—
2016#510 (587)#350 (133)#375 (9)#421 (3)#412 (8)#713 (36)—
2015#494 (592)#368 (120)——#421 (8)#659 (39)—
2014#486 (578)#365 (114)———#747 (32)—
2013#454 (625)#348 (118)#520 (5)—#534 (5)#522 (52)—
2012#424 (661)#425 (93)#500 (5)—#616 (4)#704 (34)—
2011#413 (685)#392 (100)#648 (3)—#387 (10)#557 (46)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1946 at #17.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,500 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 5,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Dennis is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,400 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 3,900 to 1 in 5,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Dennis by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #678WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #511MNIllinois: #632ILMichigan: #641MINew York: #601NYMassachusetts: #555MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #493IAIndiana: #452INOhio: #676OHPennsylvania: #605PANew Jersey: #488NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #787CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #571CONebraska: #377NEMissouri: #789MOKentucky: #569KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #670VAMaryland: #364MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #590KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #719TNNorth Carolina: #718NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: #471MSAlabama: #685ALGeorgia: #792GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #828TXFlorida: #729FL
Dennis (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#96411

Dennis (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DennisCanadaBoys#81832
DennisEngland & WalesBoys#47881
DennisIrelandBoys—too few
DennisNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DennisNSWBoys—too few
DennisScotlandBoys—too few
DennisUSGirls—too few
DennisUSBoys#707381